Amazon runs over 1 million warehouse robots alongside 1.5 million human workers
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Amazon operates more than 1 million robots in its warehouses, more than any organization in the world, according to its 2025 annual report.
The same report lists more than 1.5 million full-time and part-time human workers, making Amazon the second-largest corporate employer in the world.
Amazon executives say the robots take the toughest fulfillment center tasks, which carry the greatest risks of physical fatigue and injury. Labor advocates question what the robots mean for the people who still work in the warehouses.
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AIAmazon operates more than 1 million robots in its warehouses, more than any organization in the world, and employs over 1.5 million full-time and part-time human workers, according to its 2025 annual report. Amazon executives say the robots take the toughest fulfillment center tasks that carry the greatest risks of physical fatigue and injury.
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